Raymond Lam took one from my pack, lit it, then blowing out some circles made from the smoke, then with his eyesight looking a little down, he said, "Do you think I'm too mature? I don't have a choice."

Come on, he's twenty five. Smiliarity of speaking, I've heard Gigi Lai say -- You don't need to put a cigarette in your mouth, you don't need a bunch of expressions, she was just poor when she was young, that kind of involuntary has been threatening. Gigi also told me, because of being scared of being looked down on, she came into the entertainment circle, not for money, but for interest; but what about Raymond? He was born into a rich family, his dad has wealth of four hundred million, knowing Madam Lei Hau Woh, he gave up his studies of architecture in America just to become a celebrity, he strongly insists he's doing this to make fast money, making money to afford his younger brother's education, he is not on loose labour.

This world is a place where people hate those who are rich, but dislike those who are poor, poor people don't dare to admit they're poor but rich people don't dare to admit they're rich. Being frank, it's still because they have no choice. Even until, young people have to pretend to be mature, being thirty four like myself, being an entertainment reporter, I start to worry of being kicked out, I can only lift my voice up eight times higher, smile like a little kid towards a big brother and ask Raymond, "Oh yeah, how come you're so mature?"

Diapers and a Cloth- The stages that a normal actor has to go through, I've never skipped them.....OK, you can mostly say I went up the levels faster.........

Pretending to poor, Raymond doesn't enhance his vigilance. This day coming to shoot for photos, the reporter is confused on why he didn't drive here himself, he rather took the guestdriving van of my company. He said, "I'm not one of those playboys that drive around in their vehicles all the time like everyone thinks I am. The most important thing is for it to e convenient, if there's a vehicle of the company, just take everyone as the same." Great! The even greater thing is, Raymond does have a Mercedes Benz valuing to five hundred thousand. "It's actually my biggest fear. When I was going to St. Paul's College, my family tells a driver to drive me, I'd rather take the bus. Then afterwards, coming into the circle and buying a car, I was going to buy a simple car that's manufactured from Japan, but Dad just tells me that I'm a new driver, and a car manufactured from Europe is way safer." A high speed sports car is safe for a new driver? Who knows? During the interview, Raymond suddenly mentioned, "Tonight, being free and off from work, I can take a swim." Reporter asks, "During this weather, your house has a hot water pool?" He suddenly hesitated, it may be because he regrets of showing his wealth without noticing, answering after a while, "Yes...." Reporter sighs, who doesn't know that Raymond lives alone at Sun You Enterprise? But Raymond still likes to strongly insist that he's able to suffer through things. "I was born in XiaMen, coming to HK when I was two. When I was little, I didn't even have a diaper, I had to use a cloth--- being able to see that the commodity in Mainland was very deficient, I didn't work myself up to my wealth but I've seen how my parents have worked hard, I've grown up running around like a kid too." But the truth is, the Lam family has at least gained fortune and fame for three generations. His father, Lam Kwok Wah, of course has seven Real Estate and Construction companies; but his grandfather is also Fujian Province Political Consultative Conference Vice-President.

Only caring for money

The truth wins over explaining, Raymond had frankly say, "You see, I've tried my best to hide my family background, but the media still goes to exaggerate things; if I perform a bit more incurred, it will only make more people think I'm just playing around with loose labour, the road will just be harder for me to walk on. " When he just came into the circle, he never admited his parents' relation with Madam Lei Hau Woh. This day, he finally said it, "Now that I seem to have some success, I'll dare to admit -- Yes, we're very familiar with them.......

"I don't count as being mysterious, each celebrity, when talking about their family background, they all have a limit, afterwards, they would rather others to focus on their acting. It's just that if someone said that their dad works in an office, the reporter won't have more interest to ask more; my family has a big business, then they'd want to find out everything. Being in the acting class, I too had to take tests, it's just that, it was easy. I didn't have special powers, being introduced into it, I didn't dare to skip a class; the difference is that I just sat to listen, no allowance." Just like university students who don't need grant and loan. Just now believing Raymond's sincerity, now, giving up on his education and going to act should be for interest? "No!" Raymond quickly explains, "It's for making money. I admit I'm interest in acting, but no one would suffer like me just for interest? I'm not afraid to tell you, my car and house is bought by my dad, if I want to buy it myself, why wouldn't I need to earn money? I also hope to make money for my brother to get into university, I know it's a little stupid that I always say I need to support the family, right now, it's really not necessary for me to do that, but having the attitude, I want to have a responsiblity. Comparing to other classmates, and looking at the ecomonic conditions, being an actor, should be the most money earning career, how can you say that I'm having a dream to be a star? It's just that, in this circle, you need fame before getting fortune, I don't need fame, I just want the fortune. When filming "A Step Into The Past", Louis Koo asked me, "What is it that you want?" Now, I know how to answer, just for money, then there'll be no further discussions."

Raymond's father, Lam Wah Kwok has been an actor of opera. Raymond said, his brother likes to work on their family business, he can now relax himself into his acting career.

Raymond's house and vehicle, is all under the name of his father's company.

Mountain On The Head

According to Raymond's principles, he's more stable than the actors who are past thirty years old. "They need to be famous for a few years before filming in Mainland, being able to get used to it, but some can't put down their actor look; in my generation, some go to cooperate with Mainland companies right when they get into the circle, like the university students who come into the society right now, they know that things are going to be hard, which makes them stronger." Raymond says there are too many things in the world when people think things are like that because they see it like that, the audience insists that he's never been an extra, but actually he can count out the times where in "Incurable Traits", he was a soldier, in "Kindred Spirit", he was a waiter, in "Crimson Sabre", he was a slayer. "The stages that a normal actor has to go through, I've never skipped them.....OK, you can mostly say I went up the levels faster........."

Even as simple as a name, he still has his theories. Raymond's real name is "Law Wui Man", should we actually write his "Fung" with the mountain on the top or at the side? "There's been a senior who has asked me to write it with the mountain at the side, so the mountain won't be pressuring on the head. I say, I should let there be one high mountain after another for me to surpass it." Raymond said, he even changed his name on his identification card to "Lam Yat Fung". The Reporter confused the "Yat" with the chinese word for day, he laughed and said, "It's the "Yat" of Siu Yat Fu (Uncle Six)!" Oops! By not being careful, he revealed how he's close with the boss, Raymond quickly put away his laughs.

A White Mouse Of Weal

Being mature on purpose may bring opposite effects, this, Raymond understands, sometimes it would turn into pretending to be the "Big Bro". The Six Stars of the New Generation being in the same place (Raymond Lam, Ron Ng, Bosco Wong, Sammul Chan, Kenneth Ma, Lai Lok Yi), Raymond is always in the middle, there are audience who feel bad for the other five stars. Raymond says, "I am definitely not the oldest, but I came out before them. They actually understand, they won't be jealous. TVB hasn't been daring to highly promote actors who are in their twenties, there was even a saying that you have to be over thirty to be the main character, because of me being the white mouse and showing the ability so that the audience would accept young people being main characters, now Ron and the other's road of acting is way easier. The others are starting to come up, I'm happy too, doing business, you have to form a big line, a big group of young guys standing out, there you'll get some imposing manner. Before, everyone only knows to say that Raymond Lam is just lucky, it's actually very unfair to me. I have my dangers too, if I don't stand out on my first round, I'd probably end up as the main character's little brother or something, the other five also won't be able to come in." Young can defeat many things, speaking to the group of newbies replacing veterans, Raymond goes over to the actress side, just co-starred with actresses who are close to their thirties, Charmaine Sheh and Sonija Kwok in The Lethal Weapons of Passion and Love. "I did my best to look more mature to match them, but watching it over, being with Charmaine is still OK, but with Sonija............" Does it sound like a Big Bro? But, even a Big Bro has his faults. The beginning of this year, when Raymond was in Singapore filming, he was seen at Clubs hugging girls.

"After coming back to HK, other reporters go: "Just respond in the state of manner." Their attitude, I feel it's very funny, yes, any normal person will understand, going for a drink after getting off work, it's not even news, should I go to a library? The library would be closed. But you people always use the theory of the opposite sex shouldn't be so close to each other to make up a big piece of news. I hope once is enough, don't exaggerate and write on like a series. You've asked me if I have had a talk with Miss Lok? We really didn't, the company believe that I'm a person who's proper, I know answering like this will again lead to the thought about Raymond Lam having special powers, I don't want to lie, I don't have any special powers, I never needed to go see an instructor."

Real Personality

Raymond's words of being mature are done, being a rich guy, but he has such sincerity to pretend to be mature, even his reasons behind him, he has frankly spoken them out, so we really can't say he's pretending, even though I admire his real personality as a youngster way more, which he brings out once in a while. Like speaking about how labourious filming "Twin Of Brothers" was, Raymond complained about it for half an hour, but that was only for one conclusion, "So, the time where I fainted while running up stairs is not because how the news said I was a weakling, but it was really because of the labourious work of filming." Not accepting how he lost and feeling bad about it, isn't it like a little kid's mind? That day shooting, there was an old woman watching at the side who said, "You're very familiar, I think you act in series......" But not being able to say his name out. Raymond didn't flatten out his lips (that'd be immature), but he didn't forget to do some coverup, "Maybe my ancient appearance is more catchable, so people don't really recognize my modern look." Still loving the feeling of victory. A 25 year old, should be like this.

Looking at the time where he fainted while running, a mature youngster like Raymond shouldn't mind much, right?

Comments: Sigh ~ I always felt sorry for Ray. Well, this is the world we live in. People do look down on the poor and even more prejudiced against the wealthy. He doesn't have a choice. Poor OR wealthy is not a crime.